MCMVII Foreword
Only a portion of this work, Beardsley’s most ambitious literary effort, has hitherto been printed, with the title “Under the Hill”. The present work is a complete transcript of the whole of the manuscript as originally projected by Beardsley. It has been deemed advisable, owing to the freedom of several passages, to issue only a limited number of copies for the use of those literary students who are also admirers of Beardsley’s wayward genius.
“La chaleur du brandon Venus.”
Le Roman de la Rose, v. 22051.